“This defendant took advantage of a teenager, and knowingly acted in a manner that she knew would be injurious to his mental and moral welfare,” Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said. “For that conduct, she deserved to be sentenced to state prison. It is disturbing that someone who committed these crimes was a teacher’s aide at the time.”

During the trial, prosecutors argued that on February 17, 2017, and again on February 20, 2017, Thompson took the child to a motel room where they spent the night and engaged in sexual relations.